Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 847 Game

Departing from Jingzhao, crossing Qizhou, and entering Jingzhou at dusk on the second day, Li Shan was stationed on the hill of Ma, and as far as the eye could see, several thousands of troops headed north separately. Directions keep coming.

To the north of the hill is the Jing River. Today's Guannei is not what it looks like a thousand years later. It has not experienced the chaotic wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Now the Guannei is surrounded by eight rivers and many waterways. Ships carrying grain, grass and ordnance are on the river. shuttle back and forth.

"Dalang, the Turks attacked the Lingtai this afternoon." Zhu Wei climbed up the hill. .”

Li Shan didn't say a word, thinking in his mind, on the day when the battle report of Lingzhou's defeat came, Li Yuan didn't immediately assign a general to lead the army to go out, but he also ordered the twelve guards to go north to help.

On the second day, Li Shan called for battle, and immediately sent Zhang Zhongjian to lead two thousand cavalry to set off ahead of time. Counting the time, we should be able to arrive at the battlefield today, and defend according to the danger, unless the Turkic attack regardless of casualties, it would be difficult to penetrate the defense line of the Tang army. .

"Order Su Dingfang to select [-] cavalry and go north immediately." Li Shan said slowly: "Chang Shi Wen Yanbo and Chang'an ordered Li Qianyou to go slowly, and called the peasants in Longzhou, Qizhou, Binzhou, Jingzhou and other places to prepare to build camps. .”

"Or can burn red bricks?"

Li Shan shook his head, "I don't think about it for the time being... Uncle Qi, you go and call Guo Xiaoguo to see you."

Not long after, a cavalry group separated from the queue and headed north first. Hu Yan and Qian Jiulong were not mediocre at all, plus Zhang Zhongjian, who should arrive today, and Su Dingfang, who should be there tomorrow, can stabilize the situation no matter what , Waiting for the main force to come to help.

"Meet the King of Handan."

Li Shan turned around and saw Guo Xiaohe with a firm face and a dark complexion. This man was born as a commoner and had little martial arts skills, but he was famous for his resourcefulness in the Wagangzhai period. During the Luoyang War, Dou Jiande sent troops south. The idea of ​​confrontation was also approved by Li Shimin, Xue Shou, and Du Ruhui, so Li Shimin ranked first in terms of merit after the war.

"Before the expedition, does the King of Qin have an explanation?"

"His Royal Highness mentioned that they are all assigned by the King of Handan."

"Your Majesty hand-picked the governor of Longzhou." Li Shan said in a sharp tone, "You led five thousand partial divisions to settle in Huating County."

"The subordinate obeys the order."

"Huating is the northern gateway of Longzhou, and there is no room for loss. Once it falls, the Turks will be able to flatten the river." Li Shan paused, and continued to add: "In addition, you have to send troops to the north to take over the defense of Zhisheng Pass."

Guo Xiaohe was a little surprised. It is said that Luo Yi, king of Yan County, stayed at the border of Longzhou and Yuanzhou after he went south from Lingzhou, and Liupan Pass, Longshan Pass, and Zhisheng Pass were all under his jurisdiction.

"I can't deny that, Luo Yi is the direct descendant of the Eastern Palace, and you are the beloved general of the King of Qin." Li Shan said coldly: "I don't care about the matter of seizing the heir, and I let you take over the victory pass to prevent the north and the south. Invade Longzhou half a step."

Glancing at Guo Xiaohe, Li Shan continued: "That fellow Luo Yi was feuding with Gu."

Although Guo Xiaoguo is Li Shimin's favorite general, after all, he has been away for a long time. In the past two years, he was still in the Jiangxi generation, which is far away. People might be able to hear a clue.

To put it bluntly, it was because of the seizure of the heir. If Pei Shiju really encouraged the prince Li Jiancheng to do something, Luo Yi must be a very important part of the plan, and Li Shan must stay behind.

Under the current situation, Li Shan has no way to take care of Chang'an's affairs. Even the buried Ma Zhou has already been handed over, so we can only rely on Li Shimin's methods, but Luo Yi will never be allowed to ruin this battle .

In case Luo Yi escaped and the Turks invaded Longzhou, Li Shan, who was in the north of Jingzhou, would be fucked. The Turks didn't even need to take down Huating County, just go east, and they could threaten Li Shan's flank.

For this reason, Li Shan even mentioned Guo Xiaohe... Be careful with Luo Yi, that guy has a grudge against Gu, and he may abolish the public for personal reasons.

In fact, during the secret discussion that night, Li Shan suggested that Li Keshi be appointed as the general manager of Longzhou, but this person is still not enough. Although he was born in the Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi, he was originally only the guard of the Tiance Mansion, belonging to the middle and lower classes As an officer, it is already leapfrogging to be promoted to General Youqianniuwei in one fell swoop.

After hesitating for a while, Li Shan said in a low voice: "Yang Ze, the governor of Longzhou, was born in the Yang family of Hongnong.

Guo Xiaoguo nodded yes, but he was still a bit uncertain. He was the governor of Longzhou, and even though Luo Yi was in Huating County, he still had a name, but Zhishengguan was located in the south of Yuanzhou. If Luo Yi refused to let him... what could he do?
Is it possible that we still have to fight each other?
Li Shan rubbed his brows, exhausted like a tide. In terms of the scale of this battle, it cannot be compared with last year's Shuozhou War, but the intrigue during it was too tiring. After all, Li Shan only needed to hate Li Jing last year. No need to worry about those crap things about seizing the throne.

The prince Li Jiancheng in Chang'an may not have any troubles himself, but there is still an old fox Pei Shiju, but Luo Yi is at the waist, so he has to be distracted.

Stabilize the situation first, and wait for Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche to come over... Li Shan thought in his heart that if Zhang Shigui were to go to Longzhou, he would not have to worry about possible threats from the flanks.

Li Shan, the two brothers who were sworn brothers to Jinlan, can still be trusted. Having experienced Gu Jizhen's hand in hand, Li Shan believes that at least they will not make any mistakes on the battlefield.

At this moment, in the northern part of Lingwu County, it was almost dusk, and the Turks were still launching fierce attacks wave after wave.

At the junction of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou, there are deep mountains and dense forests on one side, and loess slopes on the other. A narrow road protrudes from a valley, and this place has been captured by the Turks, which makes Ashina Sheer energy source Constantly throwing troops into the battlefield, even the Turkic cavalry can deploy arrays and attack in a roundabout way.

"Maybe we can break through the big camp?" Tuli Khan was a little hesitant. If he could defeat the thousands of Tang troops in front of him, maybe he could really drink the Wei River.

Ashina Sheer shook his head, "We have been fighting here for several days, and there are two groups of Tang troops coming to help. The main force should not be far away."

To judge others by oneself, even if the Tang army was defeated, Ashina Sheer would not dare to go south... He lured the enemy into deep and defeated Ren Gui, and the Han people would only be better at this aspect.

"It's coming." Tuli Khan sat up straight, "It's really coming."

Ashina She'er put his hands on the awning and looked over. Hundreds of Turkic cavalry were turning around from the east side, and more than a thousand Tang cavalry suddenly came around.

The advantage of the Turkic cavalry is that they can gather and disperse freely, and the advantage of the Tang cavalry is that they are sharp in charging. Zhang Zhongjian has lived in Mayi for a long time, so naturally he will not understand this truth. The collapsed Turkic cavalry faced each other from a distance, protecting the flanks of the Tang army who were fighting.

"Let's withdraw troops." Ashina She'er knew that the attack was over, and sighed: "I don't know who the general of the Tang army is this time."

A quarter of an hour later, Ashina Sheer knew the answer. He stared at the embarrassed Ashina Simo with piercing eyes, "It's really Li Huairen?!"

"Yes, that morning, the King of Handan invited himself to go to war." Ashina Simo said while looking at Tuli Khan out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing this scene, Ashina Sheer's heart skipped a beat, something must have happened.

(End of this chapter)